Today while I was doing my daily surfs on Youtube, I came across a video about poverty. In the beginning it shows a man painting several realistic pictures of children and right in the middle sat god.
The video proceeds by telling the story of every single one of the children in the painting's stories. One girl was abandonned by her parents and an undertaker adopted her, so she practically lives in a cemetary. A boy about seven stood outside of a restorant, watching as the people inside feasting on foods that he had never even had the chance to taste. Very heart warming story, and it makes you realize just how lucky we all are.
These children already have a rough start at life, and they have been working since they were born, some even without parents. I admit, that it brings small tears into my eyes. I mean, after watching that video, I feel guilty for sleeping on a comfortable bed, eat warm and fresh food, have a rejuvenating bath and even just sitting there in my own home. I don't know why but theres a sense in me that makes me feel like sheltering these poor children and nurishing them.
I was born from a poor family so I know how they had felt, and when I was small I too, had to work with my parents in markets. But I managed to struggle with support from loved ones, and after many contributions and thanks to older siblings, we're finally financially stable. I remember the days where I would had to stay in the van, washing fruits and picking off the dead matter, then wrapped them in a foil and placed them in the refrigerator. It wasn't easy but it was a necessity.
Well I think I just might deserve what I have now, for I've suffered enough to earn them. But it still makes you feel a little guilty, with a Nokiablackberry phone on your left and an ipod shuffle to your right. And today morning, I just woke up and found an envelope under my pillow. In it wrote:
"Happy early-birthday John!
Heres some well-earned money you could use to buy the nintendo Wii, you've been craving.
- Love Mom&&Dad"
I was really happy that I was finally getting it soon, and thanked my parents a billion times. But I decided not to use the money, I wanted to save it just incase it might come in handy, my craving and desires could wait. I mean these children barely even had a penny, and even if they do they'll savour it with their lives. And that is just the lesson I've learnt from them.
Oh and incase you were wondering:
The sum of money is : RM 1,540 ( Sorry, just had to credit to my parents =D )
The video is: here.
WELCOME.
P O E M S
place where I put my poems.
Bloodlust
Walking through the hard rocking ground,
Snifing through the air like a grey hound,
Hunger drives the animal through,
It is waiting for an unlucky fool,
The scent of the unfortunate prey is near,
The prey should be trembling in fear,
As the moon arises to the sky,
Red-shot eyes that petrifies,
Edged-sharp teeth is revealed,
The fur of the animal is concealed,
As it lies in wait for the right leap,
It jumps so high it lands a few feet,
Its teeth puncturing deep into the flesh,
Swirling, twisting, gushing and slash,
And at last the prey has died,
A tasty meal keeps the hunger satisfied.
© 2008 All copyright of the poems above belongs to me, and me only. So no dirty-fingers please. :DD
Y O U T U B E L O V E
one boy, two personalities.
=DDDDD
H I M S E L F
me myself and i :D
!Hullo. My name's John and umm, I own this blog? o_O I don't know what to write here, so I m just going to do a general introduction. I am sixteen years old, my birthday is on september 30 ( at the end of the equinox ), I absolutely adore dark poetry and basically any story that revolves around a suitable fantasy. I have the craziest friends ever, a naruto-obsessed zombie that goes by the name of Andrew, Kalai the only sane person in our group, Sharine the girl with issues with cookies and dieting and Mel the gossip girl of five-bee. So I guess thats it?
RANDOM FACTS
i m totally weird.
ONE I am allergic to caffeine. If I get even a sip or scent, I'll have a deep migraine and faint. TWO I ish left-handed! And its the natural-kind too. Even though I think differently from most people that are right-handed ( which is pretty cool ;D ) I cant help but admit that I m clumsy as heck. Also its hard when people ask you to break down information, lefties cant do that, they can only form information then find a pattern. THREE I am aquaphobic, it means I m afraid of being in a large mass of water, chyeah. FOUR I am a very superstitous-person. Its normal for me to believe in dark matter and other worldly energies. FIVE I am absolutely freaked out by any bug that eats plants. Its true, honest. I'll die of a heart attack when I m near a cockroach or a grasshopper, but I am fine with spiders. Infact I adore black widows and tarantulas :D SIX I love rainy-days. :D SEVEN I hate listing out long lists, so yeah this is cold-hard evidence ;)
T O D O L I S T
this should be useful.
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D E D I C A T I O N S
to the people and things that i appreciate.
My dogs. ( Girly && Cohen )
Why? : Because they keep me accompany when i m down :(
Pn. Mariam. ( My biology teacher, no surprise right? )
Why? : For being so patient and sweet to us :DDD!
* Will add more in the future *
Vanity.
5:55 AM - Sunday, September 21, 2008
F L A S H B A C K
just incase you want to see my old posts.
July 2008
August 2008
September 2008
October 2008
November 2008
December 2008
S L A V E S
obey meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Lemon-king.
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Paulineeee.
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Steven.
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Other slaves.
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Other slaves.
